whats up guys? hows everybodys black max doing scratches and chips wise? black are so hard to keep nice especialy in new york. my black is holding up pretty good. the wind on long island sends little pebbles hitting the car its such a pain in the ***.. next car will be silver. black is a great color but so hard to keep looking new. scratches show up chips u can see so easy. very annoying..

 

So far so good, but I've only had the car about 6 weeks. A midwest winter will be a good judge, though.

My 5th gen Max was black also, and despite all of the complaints about the 5th gen paint quality, I was pretty satisfied.

 

yeah i live in the northeast its just as bad over here, winters usualy kill the car with some minor scratches and chips "minor chips" if it doesnt snow, if it snows than all the sand they put on the ground kicks up and kills the car.. i hope it doesnt destroy my beautiful black baby. ive had it since may 6 months now its doing good, only one small chip on the hood..

 

My last Max was Sterling Mist (a metallic silver) but now going to black I may regret it because like ga2000 says its gonna show everything. We both are from Greater Cleveland and the winters will give us a good indication of what we can expect, as far as chips are concerned, in the future.

 

mines getting worse and worse by the day


NYC is killer...

 

well according someone on here(forgot his name) silver is just a fad, so u guys might not want to get that....

 

I said it.....yes I think it is a fad....just like all colors....they come in style and everyone wants one that color and then they go out of stle and dont make that color for a while....sort of like the radiant ember orange. it is in style for this year only. Mainly because most people wont want one of those colors but if you make a few then alot of people want that color.....silver was like that a few years ago....didnt see alot of those silver cars out..now it is everywhere.

Hunter Green is another example.....do you see a hunter green Max being made now? NO!!

 

I bought a Cavalier for rotten weather, so this Black Max gets the good weather only

 

i had a 99 SILVER toyota solara, which hit the market in 98, that was 5 years ago.......still must be a fad....

 

This is my 5th max, third black one... Use only the best waxes and invest in a 3M clear bra for the front bumper.... Good Luck!!!

 

dunno, mine brown right now...well most of it anyways.....as far as chips i have the 3m stone gaurd, but i do have a few scratches, but they will be power polished out this spring

 

So far, so good, but the front of my 5th gen was pretty chipped up after about a year...I wish the 3m clear bras were more affordable

 

The 04's look hot in black . But if the paint is anything like mines, scratches are a HUGE factor, but I must admit, black looks damn good when its clean !

 

Mine is a week old today!!! Only a few swirl type scratches. Personally i think the car came this way. I just put two nice coats of meguiars on and it looks like new. Hey wait it is new. This is gonna be tougher thank i thought!

 

hows everybodys black or dark coler doing this week any new chips? i have a few more. i hate ny and the wind lately my baby i getting beat up.

 

maybe you shouldnt have bought a maxima if you cant afford cheap3m clear bra for it!!

 

give me a break, be nice, those 3m clear bras arent cheap at all, and u can see the line where it ends on the car.. i dont know what i rather, i heard when u have it on the car where it is its not as shiny, so i dont know what i rather some chips or the bra. i think bra but my car doesnt have one either so i guess im sol like alot of other guys and girls

 

I will keep my money and wait till the bumper gets all messed up and just have it A) painted or B) buy a new bumper....for as much as the 3M costs.

 

Well, so far it's doing okay. It's definately hard to keep clean. Of course, I've only had it 3 weeks, so I'm still babying it. LOL

 

Wow man, you really make alot of sense. You know you're right, I should have bought a Kia and then I could afford to buy some cool plastic film to prevent chips and scratches!!! B**ch, please

 

that is not true about the paint being more dull under the clear bra....looks the same.........and as far as "the line" being visible where the bra ends......yea from about 1-2 feet I will never have another new car without the clear bra.......I dont blame you ga2000 let your dad buy the clear bra for his car.....how is your spec v anyway? I never see you mention your own car? Can you slow down when your typeing or proof read more? It is painful to try and make sense of your threads sometimes?

 

I agree, surely you can afford a $300-400 clear bra for your 30K maxima? I mean if you dont want one or dont like them ok, but not buy one because they are too expensive on a 30K car? Maybe you got in on a cheap lease?

 

sorry i know i type to fast, and whats going on in my head doesnt come out right when i type it.. my father wont get a clear bra he gets ****ed because im more into his car than he is.. he says its a lease and im not putting money into a car i give back.. "if it gets chipped, it gets chipped" he says the only way its not gonna get chipped up is if i dont drive it, hes right.. he says its black **** happens.. my out look is its not that cheap of a car and i personly think a very very nice car take care of it.. but whatever.. my spec v is ok, i wanna give it back already i still have a year left on the lease.. its black if i knew about the clear bra back than i would have got it.. my bumper looks really bad, and im very anel about my car.. "its black to" so my next car will be white or silver "it hides alot of dirt and chips to.. it had a radiator leak so i took it in for that this morning, and three hours later, they put in a new radiator, it runs ok best 1/4 is a 15.3 with intake, my next car will probably be an altima or a 350z.. well see what happens, i wouldnt get a max because my father already has one..

 

Your absolutely correct. I can in fact afford a clear bra. If you look at my original statement I simply said I wish the clear bras were more affordable. Perhaps I could have been more accurate - Would I like one?.. yep. Am I interested in paying $400?...nope, not worth it to me. I'll have another car by the time its that chipped up to be intolerable.

I'm not dissin' anyone for have one, hey I like them. The logic just doesn't make sense - i.e., If you wish the clear bra were cheaper, you should have bought a cheaper car....sorry that is laughable. I mean really, whats the point here?

 

I once saw some girls in that black Maxima, the passenger, almost fractured her
neckbone, lookin back at us.

Black is such a hard color to maintain. It looks sweet when new but no matter what in a few years will look scratched and swirled. I bought silver not because it was the most popular color in 2000 but because it's my favorite color. It looks okay when dirty and sort of blend in with the surroundings. I don't want to raise suspicions with the local policia.

Jim

 

Silver rocks!! I can wash my car with a brillo pad and you wouldn't know the difference. haha